41.

Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 09 May 2023 at 12:46 PDT (787 days ago) in Aries

42.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 30 May 2023 at 12:30 PDT (766 days ago) in Cancer

43.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 at 09:51 PDT (748 days ago) in Aquarius

44.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 at 12:28 PDT (735 days ago) in Pisces

45.

Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 27 Aug 2023 at 01:20 PDT (677 days ago) in Aquarius

46.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 at 19:11 PDT (676 days ago) in Aries

47.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 at 07:13 PDT (669 days ago) in Aries

48.

Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 at 04:09 PDT (654 days ago) in Pisces

49.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 02:12 PDT (625 days ago) in Virgo

50.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 at 14:00 PDT (611 days ago) in Aries

51.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 at 21:55 PDT (610 days ago) in Aries

52.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 04 Nov 2023 at 00:16 PDT (608 days ago) in Aquarius

53.

Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 at 09:12 PDT (599 days ago) in Aries

54.

Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 at 21:14 PDT (595 days ago) in Libra

55.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 at 04:38 PDT (576 days ago) in Aquarius

56.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 30 Dec 2023 at 18:41 PDT (552 days ago) in Aries

57.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 at 23:28 PDT (524 days ago) in Aries

58.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 13:15 PDT (492 days ago) in Aquarius

59.

Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 17 Mar 2024 at 04:13 PDT (474 days ago) in Pisces

60.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 08 May 2024 at 04:08 PDT (422 days ago) in Pisces